MENA pregnancy/baby/parenting thread

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

Yes, good time indeed.

[KittyPollitt 284]

Hey ya'll, I'm going to the pediatrician this week for the baby's 2 month, and telling her about our trip.. She has a pretty cool doctor, and I was thinking of asking the doctor if she could write me some prescriptions for any minor foreseeable ailments the baby might get in the next 6 months, to take as a precaution- ie. baby laxatives, reflux medicine, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions for particulars I should ask her?

Thanks

Sarah

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

You might have a hard time getting a doctor to do that. You could always bring things from here that are natural ways to help a baby or over the counter things. I dont know about Morocco but in Jordan they had every kind of medicine that we have here, the only one thing I couldnt find is pepto bismol, which I suggest bringing for yourself. (I had travelers diarreah in jordan for 2 months and there was no pepto in sight ) Stock up on baby motrin, teething tablets, gripe water, hydrocortizone, pedialyte, I would bring hypoallergenic baby wash and lotion incase she develops eczema or some skin probs which is common . Will you get her vaccinated in Morocco to keep her on a vaccination schedule? Wow thats a lot to think about! lol

[KittyPollitt 284]

You might have a hard time getting a doctor to do that. You could always bring things from here that are natural ways to help a baby or over the counter things. I dont know about Morocco but in Jordan they had every kind of medicine that we have here, the only one thing I couldnt find is pepto bismol, which I suggest bringing for yourself. (I had travelers diarreah in jordan for 2 months and there was no pepto in sight ) Stock up on baby motrin, teething tablets, gripe water, hydrocortizone, pedialyte, I would bring hypoallergenic baby wash and lotion incase she develops eczema or some skin probs which is common . Will you get her vaccinated in Morocco to keep her on a vaccination schedule? Wow thats a lot to think about! lol

thank you! yes, i plan on keeping up with her vaccinations.. its a huge amount to think about pray for me

[sara535 15]

I think I need to get one of those with the new baby. I'm having a repeat c-section. I remember how hard it was to get out of the bed during the night when the baby cried the first week after the surgery. I couldn't get into a sitting position from laying down without hurting my incision. I would have to roll myself off onto the floor and then pull myself up into a standing position with the bed.

aaah memories.

that description almost made me laugh because I remember doing that exact same move. the WORST was when I was still in the hospital and my husband put on an Alec Baldwin movie. that guy makes me laugh just looking at him. I had a pillow clutched to my abdomen and was trying SO HARD not to laugh because it hurt so bad - I ended up begging Adnan to change it.

Amirah calls him Daddy and Honey interchangeable ( I guess I didnt realize how often I address him as honey..)

its pretty cute. she refers to him as her Honey.

[Aymsgirl 0]

aaah memories.

that description almost made me laugh because I remember doing that exact same move. the WORST was when I was still in the hospital and my husband put on an Alec Baldwin movie. that guy makes me laugh just looking at him. I had a pillow clutched to my abdomen and was trying SO HARD not to laugh because it hurt so bad - I ended up begging Adnan to change it.

Amirah calls him Daddy and Honey interchangeable ( I guess I didnt realize how often I address him as honey..)

its pretty cute. she refers to him as her Honey.

Can I join this page?

Sara...Malek calls Ayman honey, habibi, Ayman, Dady, Baby and Aymee poo. LOL...the list keeps growing. He started calling me Mom and I correct him its Mama or Mommy to you mister!

I had a c-section from hell with Malek that a lot of you already know about. My husabnd wasn't here yet and I remember being stuck in the bed and kind of scooting out of it to get the baby out of the bassinet. I wanted to call 911 to get a crane and get me out of the bed.

[AlHayatZween 2]

Hey ya'll, I'm going to the pediatrician this week for the baby's 2 month, and telling her about our trip.. She has a pretty cool doctor, and I was thinking of asking the doctor if she could write me some prescriptions for any minor foreseeable ailments the baby might get in the next 6 months, to take as a precaution- ie. baby laxatives, reflux medicine, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions for particulars I should ask her?

Thanks

Sarah

Wow... that is a lot to think about... Will you let us know what she suggests? We are thinking of going to Maroc in the summertime and Youssef will be 7 months.

i agree w/ ZaidsMommy's list above with regards to all the over-the-counter stuff. Also, keep in mind you will be in Casa, so you should be able to find a good doctor and standard meds there if the need arises...

Edited January 17, 2010 by AlHayatZween

[Berber Mama 5]

Whoa lady you are tough! I had my kids via ummm not C-section lol (I don't want to say traditionally!) and that first week I was a hurting unit - no way would I have been moving to get that little critter - he had to be delivered to me!

Co-sleeping, we don't/didn't do it. Little guy was in our bedroom for a little while but in his bassinet and then moved to his crib and room around 2 months. Our biggest struggle was getting mommied out and my husband feeling like the 5th wheel over the kids. We had a rough patch after our youngest. A lot of ppl like co-sleeping but for me/us nuh uh...

Well you have to toughen up when you don't have any help! I wish that he would have been more help to me those first few weeks. I am giving him an ultimatum about helping out with this one, especially right after we come home. Those first couple weeks are exhausting!

sometimes, a firm pillow pressed up nice and snug to your abdomen can help you get out of bed a little less painfully. i used this trick a lot to help patients get out of bed post-surgery, as well as for myself, and it really can help.

Thanks, I'll try that this time. I was also thinking about propping myself up alot when I sleep so that I might can get into a sitting position a little easier to get up.

Edited January 17, 2010 by Berber Mama

[Berber Mama 5]

aaah memories.

that description almost made me laugh because I remember doing that exact same move. the WORST was when I was still in the hospital and my husband put on an Alec Baldwin movie. that guy makes me laugh just looking at him. I had a pillow clutched to my abdomen and was trying SO HARD not to laugh because it hurt so bad - I ended up begging Adnan to change it.

Amirah calls him Daddy and Honey interchangeable ( I guess I didnt realize how often I address him as honey..)

its pretty cute. she refers to him as her Honey.

Those first few days after a c-section are very painful I know....I am an Alec Baldwin fan too, especially his old SNL skits, he's hilarious.

How sweet that she calls him honey! I bet that makes his heart melt.

[Berber Mama 5]

Can I join this page?

Sara...Malek calls Ayman honey, habibi, Ayman, Dady, Baby and Aymee poo. LOL...the list keeps growing. He started calling me Mom and I correct him its Mama or Mommy to you mister!

I had a c-section from hell with Malek that a lot of you already know about. My husabnd wasn't here yet and I remember being stuck in the bed and kind of scooting out of it to get the baby out of the bassinet. I wanted to call 911 to get a crane and get me out of the bed.

Bless your heart, I had an emergency c-section with Mehdi and it was the WORST experience of my life. I have to have a repeat because the hospital has a no VBAC policy and I am dreading it so much. With the emergency c-section I had to be put to sleep because I wasn't getting totally numb. I woke up from the surgery feeling like someone had poured gasoline on my stomach and lit a match. It was so painful. I have heard that the planned c-sections aren't so bad so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Can I join this page?

Sara...Malek calls Ayman honey, habibi, Ayman, Dady, Baby and Aymee poo. LOL...the list keeps growing. He started calling me Mom and I correct him its Mama or Mommy to you mister!

I had a c-section from hell with Malek that a lot of you already know about. My husabnd wasn't here yet and I remember being stuck in the bed and kind of scooting out of it to get the baby out of the bassinet. I wanted to call 911 to get a crane and get me out of the bed.

LOL

Edited January 17, 2010 by Berber Mama

[Berber Mama 5]

Hey ya'll, I'm going to the pediatrician this week for the baby's 2 month, and telling her about our trip.. She has a pretty cool doctor, and I was thinking of asking the doctor if she could write me some prescriptions for any minor foreseeable ailments the baby might get in the next 6 months, to take as a precaution- ie. baby laxatives, reflux medicine, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions for particulars I should ask her?

Thanks

Sarah

I don't think that she will do that. Luckily though the pharmacies in Morocco aren't like here. You walk in and tell them what your ailment is and they give you the medicine that you need as well as dosing instructions. Especially being in Casablanca, I would think that you will be in good hands.

I don't know how they are with their vaccinations and schedules. Have you checked into that?

[Henia 11]

Hi gals! Super cute babies on here ... wanna eat 'em all up! Congrats also to the new moms ... that I have not said my greetings to since my visit here!

My husband was in Morocco last week ... and has back issues so he takes some hardcore drugs ... he said the pharmacies are good same as Algeria;;; as already mentioned go in tell them your ailment and they give you the meds with dosages written on the box.

[MrsAmera 41]

One thing you might want to think about is that it seems dr. over there are big on "over" perscribing things. My husband went in because he was having some anxiety issues and they seriously gave him like 9 different medicines. The thing was he never bothered asking what each was for or anything - after reading the labels when he came home I saw there was ibuprofen, an anti-anxiety medicine(that came in glass liquid viles..lol) , a ton of different vitamin concoctions and other random things. If you were in Marrakech I would recommend our doctor there but I don't know any in Casa As others said, baby Tylenol, gas drops - all the over the counter stuff. That's harder to find there and more expensive, anything stronger you can get from a dr. there.

[KittyPollitt 284]

Bless your heart, I had an emergency c-section with Mehdi and it was the WORST experience of my life. I have to have a repeat because the hospital has a no VBAC policy and I am dreading it so much. With the emergency c-section I had to be put to sleep because I wasn't getting totally numb. I woke up from the surgery feeling like someone had poured gasoline on my stomach and lit a match. It was so painful. I have heard that the planned c-sections aren't so bad so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

LOL

I've had two, both emergency.. the second was a lot easier.. and I can attest to how much faster you will heal if you force yourself to get up and move around as much as possible, as soon as possible. I was up and down to the NICU the next day and made myself move around a lot when I got home, and I healed beautifully. I didnt even need pain meds after 4 days (I have a high pain tolerance, but I really felt great).. drink lots of water too you'll be fine!

[Aymsgirl 0]

I've had two, both emergency.. the second was a lot easier.. and I can attest to how much faster you will heal if you force yourself to get up and move around as much as possible, as soon as possible. I was up and down to the NICU the next day and made myself move around a lot when I got home, and I healed beautifully. I didnt even need pain meds after 4 days (I have a high pain tolerance, but I really felt great).. drink lots of water too you'll be fine!

I agree moving moving moving is the key! I also had a pain ball to insert lidocaine into my incision until the day I left the hospital so standing up wasn't an issue either the first time. At home it was different trying to get out of the bed when I laid for a long amount of time. It may have been because I was doing it all by myself so maybe at the time I was just over doing it and my body was so worn out by the time I laid down so I had a lot of pain getting up. I also had a back brace thing they gave me to wear that kind of held everything in when I was in bed and that helped greatly.

My biggest problem was postpartum hemorrhaging afterwards in two instances. Not to scare anybody but my uterus became very lazy. I breast fed for a few weeks and quit because I wasn't making enough. Well, when I quit "supposably" my uterus quit contracting as it normally did. I hemorrhaged on two different occasions one week after another and ended up passing enormous clots and passed out out the first time and was sent by squad to the ER which I don't remember anything about until I woke up after my transfusion. I just thank God every day that my sister lived down the street from us and was able to get to me when my daughter became so scared because of finding me like that. I still to this day don't even know if I believe that is what happened to me and caused it.

Best wishes to those mommies out there and the mommies to be!